Scheduling Appointments
The appointments number for the Missouri Spine Center is (573) 884-BACK (884-2225). You may call toll-free at 1 (877) 701-2225. If you wish to make an appointment with any other part of our orthopaedic staff, please call the main orthopaedic clinic appointment desk at (573) 882-8142.
Referring a Patient
If you wish to speak to any of our health-care professionals to refer patients, please call us toll free at (800) 877-7197 (in Columbia, 882-7197) and our Referral Services staff will connect your call.
To facilitate clinic appointments for worker's compensation patients, contact Brenda Alder, RN, Case Manager, at (573) 884-1593.
Patient Transfers
To arrange for transfer of patients with orthopaedic trauma or fractures, please call the Trauma Referral Line: 1 (888) 426-8911 (1-888 42MU911). After hours and on weekends, ask the paging operator to contact the orthopaedic resident on call to handle the transfer. For transfer of non-trauma patients, please call the main Admissions/Transfer/Consult Line: (888) 884-MUDOC (6836).
Emergencies
For emergencies, contact the Emergency Center by calling (800) 877-7197. In Columbia, call 882-8091.
After-hours Medical Problems
If you experience urgent medical problems after normal business hours, there is a physician on call after 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and on weekends and holidays. For urgent but not life-threatening problems, call the University Hospital operator at (888) 884-MUDOC (6836) and ask to page the physician on call for your physician. The on-call physician will direct you to the most appropriate place for you to receive care, which might include a visit to the clinic, urgent care center or emergency center. For life-threatening illnesses or injuries, go directly to the emergency room.
Canceling Appointments
Four working days before your scheduled clinic appointment, a computerized reminder service will telephone you. You may confirm or cancel your appointment during the confidential call. If you confirm your appointment but later are unable to keep it, please call the clinic to cancel.
